1.15pm
Fanfare in Royal Square
The celebrated musician Jon Lord’s fanfare is based on a traditional Jersey ballad called the “La Chanson de Peirson”. Premier Brass perform this world premiere at the place where Major Peirson died defending Jersey from the attacking French forces in the last land battle on British soil. Enjoy soup from the soup kitchen as fanfares ring out around your ears.
Tickets: Free
2.30pm
Liberation Reflection at the War Tunnels
Poems and readings about Jersey's Liberation are interspersed with Bach's beautiful cello suites in Jersey's atmospheric War Tunnels.
Tickets: £5 from Jersey Opera House or on the door
4pm
Liberation Keynote Speech, St Helier Town Hall
The human rights lawyer Sir Nicholas Young, the Chief Executive of the British Red Cross gives the Festival’s keynote speech concerning Freedom and Liberation introduced by the Mayor of St Helier Simon Crowcroft. Sir Nicholas’ engaging speech will cover humanitarian issues addressed by the Red Cross across the world.
Tickets: Free
8:00pm
“The Trout” at Jersey Opera House
Programme:
Schubert - “Trout” Quintet in A Major
Tchaikovsky - Trio in A minor
Soloists: Sitkovetsky Trio, Nicola Benedetti (Violin), Wenxiao Zheng (Viola) & Stacey Watton (Double Bass)
The Sitkovetsky Trio and celebrated friends perform Schubert’s celebrated “Trout” Quintet based on the story of a trout’s attempt to escape to freedom as well as Tchaikovsky’s passionate Trio relating to the loss of an artist.
The “Trout” is one of Schubert’s most delightful works describing a fish darting joyously about in a clear stream to elude a fisherman. The repeated melody is effortless, thoroughly enchanting and further enlivened by a leaping, joyous figure evoking the trout darting across the stream.
Tchaikovsky’s Trio pays tribute to a former teacher, paying tribute to his skills with a virtuoso piano part, as well as rejoicing in his love of folk like themes recalling a day when the two friends had gone for a picnic in the mountains near Moscow and were given an impromptu performance of folk music by peasants.
The soloists include Nicola Benedetti - the recent Classic FM Artist of the Year, Stacey Watton - one of the great Double Bass players of his generation, the highly acclaimed Sitkovetsky Trio, as well as young rising star Wen Xiao Zheng - a recent prize winner at the ARD international festival.
The concert will be preceded by a question and answer session with the soloists at 7pm.
Tickets: £25 Stalls and Dress Circle / £18 Upper Circle
VIP Tickets: £75 (includes champagne reception with the soloists)
Tickets from Jersey Opera House or Quay Tickets
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10am
Educational Chamber Music Workshops at the Jersey Academy of Music
A Community event featuring young musicians being inspired by the star soloists in a series of workshops and masterclasses. Come, learn and enjoy listening to their insights.
Tickets: Free
1- 4pm
Jazz at Hamptonne
Jacqui Dankworth and her Jazz Trio
“Just Fantastic” Michael Parkinson
A family day of jazz at the beautiful Jersey Heritage site Hamptonne. Jacqui Dankworth & her Trio perform popular jazz classics and a stunning collection of originals either written or co-written by Jacqui, along with a selection from her favourite songwriters including James Taylor, Sting and Randy Newman.
Already established as one the country’s leading jazz vocalists, Jacqui’s live concert showcases her unique versatility and effortless mastery of a wide spectrum of genres, drawing on jazz, folk, soul and blues, as well as her acute sensibility as a songwriter and lyricist.
Come with a hamper and a bottle of champagne or enjoy the delicious catering provided by Jersey Potteries. Doors open at 12.30.
Tickets: £25 (seated) / £15 (seated on the lawns - bring a picnic blanket). Children Free
VIP Tickets: £75 (includes a food buffet and wine as well as a chance to meet the soloists)
Tickets from Jersey Opera House or Quay Tickets
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8pm
Liberation Gala Concert at the Opera House
Programme:
Elgar - Introduction and Allegro (1905)
Soloists: Nicola Benedetti (Violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (Violin), Wenxiao Zheng (Viola) & Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello)
J.S. Bach - Double Violin Concerto in D minor (1730)
Soloists: Nicola Benedetti & Alexander Sitkovetsky
Mendelssohn - Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor (1823)
Soloists: Wu Qian & Alexander Sitkovetsky
Jersey Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Daniel Cohen
Elizabeth will be performing a selection of famous arias from Mozart's Magic Flute to O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini, and Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss.
A stunning Gala concert to celebrate the Liberation of Jersey features music written in times of peace between the wars. Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, written in 1905, is one of his most beautiful works. It draws on transcendent welsh folk melodies as well as paying considerable homage to Bach by the use of a dramatic fugue. The double violin concerto is one of the master’s great works - with the majestic slow movement separating virtuoso playing and sparring between the two violins and the orchestra. The final concerto in the programme, Mendelssohn’s Concerto for Violin and Piano, was written by the man who played a significant part in Bach’s revival. It is a tour de force of adolescent brilliance written after the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
The soloists include the recent Classic FM Artist of the Year Nicola Benedetti, the members of the highly acclaimed Sitkovetsky Trio, as well young rising star Wen Xiao Zheng a recent prize winner at the ARD international festival.
A pre-concert talk by one of the soloists will take place in the main auditorium at 7pm.
Tickets: £30/£24 Dress Circle and Stalls /£18 Upper Circle/ Children £5
VIP Tickets: £75 (includes champagne reception with the soloists)
Tickets from Jersey Opera House or Quay Tickets
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1pm
Al Fresco Concert at the Weighbridge
A selection of the international soloists perform a programme of well known waltzes and tangos at the Weighbridge - the location where the liberating forces landed. This celebration of Liberation forms part of a larger concert of wartime music provided by Jersey Tourism.
Tickets: Free
3pm
Yacht Concert at St Aubin’s Fort
Starring Kosmos:
Harriet Mackenzie (Violin)
Meg Hamilton (Viola)
Laura Anstee (Cello)
“Full of panache... Captivating” The Times
Prepare to be intoxicated by entrancing tango and dance rhythms, soulful improvisation and gypsy passion delivered with inimitable panache and virtuoso technique by Kosmos from a Yacht by the Fort in the picturesque bay of St Aubin. Kosmos will be performing a selection of gypsy melodies, tango and waltzes surrounded by a flotilla of boats enjoying the amazing music.
Tickets: £15 with Jersey Coastal Cruises (leaves at 2.30pm)
£50 - 12 tickets available on a large yacht at £50.
These tickets can be purchased from Jersey Opera House
2 boats available to charter at corporate rates (around £750). Tickets from Will Carnegie of Jersey Sailing Tel: 01534 747738
6-9pm
Fête de la Musique at Mont Orgueil Castle
A musical feast of multiple performances all over the medieval castle features, at the centre, a concert of Opera arias from the Royal Opera House star Elizabeth Watts. Elizabeth who has won multiple awards including the Singer of the World Lieder Prize, will be performing classic Opera highlights from Mozart’s Don Giovanni to the Marriage of Figaro as well as other popular arias accompanied by the Eden Sinfonia.
The dramatic setting in a marquee overlooking Grouville Bay will make this an evening to remember. Guests can enjoy the surrounding Fete de la Musique with over two hundred Jersey musicians performing chamber music from quartets, harp recitals, choirs, to trumpet fanfares and ending with some jazz with the Well Swung Jazz Orchestra. Eat your fill from the Hog Roast in the Middle Ward or enjoy a selection of food and fine wines.
Opera concert
Soloist: Elizabeth Watts
“One of the most beautiful voices in a generation” International Record Review
Eden Sinfonia
Conductor: Daniel Cohen
Tickets: £30 for tickets (free seating) in the Marquee for the Opera concert.
£15 for a ground pass into the castle for all performances excluding the Opera.
Tickets from Jersey Opera House or Quay Tickets
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